LekhoriLekhoriTo prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.
the hemp was retted / and soon the retting was done / and swiftly it was hung up / and hurriedly it was dried […].
Abbreviation of retired.
From Middle English retten, reten; perhaps from Middle Dutch rēten, reeten (compare Middle Low German rōten; Middle High German rōzen), or from Old Norse reyta (compare Norwegian røyta, Swedish röta);...
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